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- Title
Pediatric Vulvar Bleeding due to Leech Infestation: A Case Report.
- Authors
ZIAEI HEZARJARIBI, Hajar; FAKHAR, Mahdi; YALVEH, Rezvan; MOUSAVI, Sayed Abdollah; BANIMOSTAFAVI, Elham Sadat
- Abstract
Leech infestation most frequently occurs in upper body cavities of children including pharynx, nose and esophagus and, more rarely, the vagina and vulva. Here we describe a 6-yr-old girl with vulvar bleeding caused by leech infestation that referred to the Emergency unit of the Booali Sina Hospital in Sari, Iran in Sep 2015. She had a history of swimming in a pond prior to the occurrence. The leech infestation particularly vulvar involvement among young girls is extremely rare and yet neglected event in the world.
- Subjects
VULVAR diseases; LEECH physiology; BODY cavities; PHARYNX; EMERGENCY medical services
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2018, Vol 13, Issue 4, p661
- ISSN
1735-7020
- Publication type
Article